Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1825 April 4

Item Information

Title:
Benjamin Silliman letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1825 April 4
Description:
A letter to Edward Hitchcock in which Benjamin Silliman encourages Hitchcock to accept any potential offer for a professorship at Amherst College. Silliman also discusses some of Hitchcock's pieces for The American Journal of Science, and a remark made by William Maclure that has been met with much criticism.
Creator:
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864
Addressee:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
April 4, 1825
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 3 Folder 39 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Correspondence
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Career in education
Silliman, Benjamin--1779-1864--Correspondence
Geologists--United States--1800--1899--Correspondence
Amherst College--Faculty
College teachers--Selection and appointment
American journal of science and arts
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (4 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:70364
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Place of origin:
New Haven (Conn.)
Language:
English